Evening Star Newspaper, February 23, 1932, Page 6

ARLINGTON BRIDGE ROUTES STUDED Recommendation to Be Made When Engineer’ Reports on Three Approaches. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON HOUSE, Va., February 23.—The survey | being e to determine the most ade- quat proach for a county road to the Arlington Memorial Bridge is ex- pected to b> completed in time for & formal report of the work to be made o the County Board at its meeting here March 5. County Manager Roy S. Braden said, in making announcement today, that three proposed routes have been studied by the county's engineering forces and he will be in a position to makes his recommendations to the board within a short time after Directing En- gineer C. L. Kinnier has submitted the results of the st V. Wilson Route Cheapest. E Braden would not reveal the three| approaches under consideration, but it | is generally known that the route that | wo! ve the largest number of | county residents and would be the.l cheapest to construct is an entension of Wilson Boulevard through Rosslyn to the bridge Tt has been estimated that the con- struction of the approach over that Toute ild require less than two months' work to complete. Temporary Approach. Resides of the county will'be af- forded a fempor: approach within the near future, however, as the Fed- | eral Government soon Wwill begin con- struction on a foadway leading from the bridge to- the road which skirts the eastern wall of the Arlington National Cemetery. The route, while it will be longef than any of the approaches being con- sidered by county officials, will enable ¢itizens in this section of the county to reach _downtown Washington much quicker than by the-only available route at present, that over Key Bridge to Georgetown. ACTRESS IS IMPROVING Edna Purviance Sufler}hg.l’rom Heart and Stomach Ailment. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., .February 23 (#)—Edna Purviance; motipn picture actress, showed slight- improyement iin condition today. Her physicians, how- ever did not consider it wiss that she be informed of the death of her father, Michael Purviance, in Biggs, Calif., yes- terday. EAE Miss Purviance is suffering from a heart attack and abdominal ailment. [ THE WEATHER | j District _of Columbia—Fair, _colder4 fonight; minimum temperature tonight abowt 26 degrees; tomorrow partly eliox:id moderate to fresh Jorthwest winds Maryland—Fair tonight, colder in central and east portions; tomorrow partiy cloudy; fresh northwest winds. Virginia—Fair - tonight, colder in central and east portions; tomorrow in- creasing cloudiness; fresh north winds. West_ Virginia—Fair, slightly catder in north portion tonight; tomorrow in- creasing cloudiness, siowly rising tem- perature in west pertion. i Report for Lasy 24 Hours. Tempe¥ature. Barometer. DezsrfesA Inches. he Festerday— Noon - Highest, 55, ago, 49. 3:30 p.n. yesterday. Year 8:00 am. today. Year Tide Tables. | (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) ‘Tomorrow. 9:48am. 4:05a.m. 10:12 p.m. 4:29pm. High Low High Low 3:41 pm. The Sun and Moon. Rises. Bun, 6:51 COUNTY COURT|. | T Music and , Kober Recital = At College of Music. EORGIA KOBER, pianist, who appeared.at the Wash- ffigton College of Music Sunday evening, made of & piano program an adven- _ture Into tonal picturizgdon of a vivid. sort. The, rfchly beautiful Rameau- MacDowell “Sarabande” opened the diversified program, setting an_at- mosphere of artistic restraint, which was carried over into the digni- fled reading given the Caesar Franck “Brel- ude, Fugué and Variations.” The Debussy “Sara- bande” con- trasing with the Rameau showed the beauty of added harmonic _ sub- Hleties, while the “Poissons d'or” was impression- ism of most ef- fective charac- ter. The last of the Debussy group the “A Minor Prelude” is ac- cepted gs.thusic of high value now- sdays, but at the’time of its first Gearsig Kober. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUE Mausicians Rew:iews and Nesqs of Capital's programs. playing it was scorned as being un- musical, insincere and smacking of charlatanism. The last half of the program gave representation to contemporaries, the Hungarian, Erno Dohnanyi’s Minor Rhapsodie” is satisfying in its virility and harmonijc richness. Miss Kober's superb equipment and all inclusive technique were constantly in evidence, Ernest Schelling, the American, has written a rarely- played “Ragusa” nocturne which in this hearing caused one to wonder if its difficulty is the reason for its being heard so seldom. Four Tscher- opnine bagatelles, written after (%is Eussian composer reached the age of 50, -are yet modern in the latest sense, they were tersely characteris- tic and evoked much enthusiasm. Finally young Henry Cowell's “Tides of Manaunaun” was so provo- cative of interest that it was repeat- ed, and was followed by an encore by Nicholas Slonimsky and one by Debussy. ‘The evening's performance marked a memorable oceasion for those for tunate enough to hear Miss Kober, whose artistry is the ripening of years of study and muslcal activity with intense devotion %o the highest of ideals. If all the modernists were so lucky as to have her interpret their worthwhile efforts the cause of modern music would be greatly stim- ulated, F. A R. VIRGINA ORATORS FRONZ3 SEAOOLS Loudoun and Prince William Add_Eight Entries for _ National Contest. The totd] of high schools enrolled 1 the Virginia diyislon of the National Oratorical Tontest, Evening Star area, was brought to 23 today. with the an- rouncement of Idudoun and Prince Willlam County lists for 1932. Eight Schools to Enter. - Pive schools in the lormer county, headed by County Superintendent 0” Schobls O. ‘L. erick, will hold in- traschool and in ural competitions to select the count: r!presenuth‘r:mm the Virginia finals, while three thtions will compete in Prince William, | where R. C. Haydon is superintendent. Orators chosen in the eliminations ton and Fauquier Counties, and the City of “Alexandria, also will speak in the Virginia finals, - Enrollments Added. The enroliments announced today | > Loudoun County—Ashton High. ‘Ashton, Va., Charles 5. Monroe, prin- cipal; Lincoin High, Lincoln, Va, A. O. Hutton, principal; Waterford High, Paeonian Egflnu. J. L. Simpson, prin- cipal; Leesburg High; Leesburg, Va. Henry P. White, principal; Lovettsville High, Lovettsville, V&, L. A. Womel- dorph, principal. Prince William C:)um.y——laren(.svflleJ District High, Nokesville, C. O. Bittle, principal; Swavely School, Manassas, | Dr. Eli Swavely, president; Occoguan High, Oocoquan, R. Worth Peters, prineipal. z 2 SERIES OF BURGLARIES ARE LAID TO YOUTHS Latest “Burnt Match” Robbery Is| Theft of $400 ia Gems in Mount Rainier. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. MOUNT RAINIER, Md, February 23. —A group of boys are believed by police to be responsible for a series of recent “burnt match” burglaries here, the latest of which resulted in the theft of jewelry valued at $400 from two houses on_Thirty-first street Sunday night. ‘Watches and rings, including valued hefrlooms &nd about 600=pennies, were solen from the home of Mrs. Catherine Raines, 3801 Thirty-first street. while . | jewelry valued at about $100 was taken | Rainfall. ly rainfall in inches in thej 1 (current month tq date): 1932, Average. Record. ..o 4.82 3.55 7.69 . 242 6.84 884 9.13 10.69 10.94 10.63 Y44 *1081 » 857 869 756 Weather & Various Cities. weather. 40 0.12 Cloudy 24 « Ptcloudy ? Giear . Ptcioudy ..0 Clear 0.04 004 0.02 Clear Pt cloudy Clear Snowing 001 X3 (7 am., Greenwith time, today.) Btaglons. ‘Temperature. Weather. London, . 43 Cloudy Paris, France. Beryn, Germany. PBrest, Prance.. Gib kll e i L Horta (Faval)e A% ria (Fayal)s ARGReR.: (Current observations.) da. .. 62 Cloy vana, Cuba.. . Canal Zone e Postz] Savings Checks Urged. savings accounts would be Be'semate nder & 2 Ao today by - 'mocrat), Wi o trodu tor Di from the home of Mrs. C. W.'Gates, | who lives next door. The Gates home | was also ransacked. Three other homes were entered | within the past month, burnt matches | being discovered after each robbgry. Chief of Police Eugene Plumer is in- vestigating. MRS. JUDD’S.APPEAL TO BE DECIDED TODAY | Death Sentence to Be Formally Passed Unless New Trial _ Is Granted by Court. By the Assoclated Press. PHOENIX, Ariz, Februsry 23.—Un- less a new trial is granted, Mrs. Winnie Ruth’ Judd, convicted murderess, prob- ably will start the 68-mile trip to the Arizona State Prison at Florence togay. Judge Howard Speakman was to pass the 26-year-old woman. If he denics it, he must sentence her to hang.. The jury which found Mrs. Judd guilty. Feb- Tuaty 8, of the murder of Mrs. Agnes Anne Le Rol prescribed the death penalty. also admitted slaying Miss Hedvig Samuelson and placing the bodles of .| the two women in trunks and sending them to Los Angeles last October. Insanify was Mrs. Judd's defense. The State allegetl the motive was®jeal- Mrs. Judd was tried only for the | murder of Mrs. Le Roi, although she | PROPOSES CHANGE IN BAILIFF LAW Reid Will Offer Amendment to End Dispute in Ar- fington County. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, Staft Correspondent of The Star, RICHMOND, Va,, February 23.—The bailiff controversy that has existed since “the first of the year betw.en | Judge B. M. Hedrick and the County | Board of Arlington County would be brought to a close through one of the proposed amendments to the Arlington County Court act that will be offered this week in the General Assembly by Delegate Hugh Reid. Delegate Reid will offer amendments to the act, passed at the 1930 session. Most of these have been suggested by the Bar Association of Arlington County. The amendment with respect to the several which was held among schools of Fairfax, Arling-abailiff will repeal the whole section that provides for the appointment of a bailif by the judge otpothkm-nmty Court. This would leave the general law in effect, under which the -sheriff i‘xh rceg:\lrl!rs’d to be in attendance .upon Repeal of that section will remove all causes of controversy in respect to the bailiff, Reid says. Another of the amendments to be offered will permit the associate justice to practice l]aw. This was the original intent, Reid said, but there seemed to be some question as to the wording of the act in this respect, some attorneys claiming that the assoclate justice as well as the justice was prohibited from engaging in active practice. This amendment will also provide that the associate justice shall not receive more than $300 annually. At the present time the associate justice gets one- twentleth of a month’s pay, based upon the $4,000 annual salary of the justice, for each day he sits. A third amendment will make all deputy clerks of the Circuit Court also deputy clerks of the Coum& Court, qualifying them to perform the same duties in the County Court that they perform in tpe Circuit Court. By a fourth amendment, the judge of the county court would be given the power to make and enforce reasonable rules of practice, provided they are promulgated by court order and ap- proved by the judge of the circuit court. A fifth amendment permits the court in’a civil qase to modify, vacate or sus- pend judgment on motion made within two days, and a sixth confers unlawful detainer jurisdiction. The last amendment would provide that, since the excess monies of the county court revert to the county fund, the county manager will be authorized to audit the receipts and disbursements. A State audit is provided for the Cireult Court. Reid stated that he will ask Senator John W. Rust to introgquce the amend- ments in the Senate so that they may be printed in sufficient number for dis- tributiom among the members of the Ar- lington County bar. House bills are not printed until reported out of committee, while Senate bills are printed upon introduction- MASONS CONDUCT RITES FOR TURNER Body of Taxidermist Buried in Glenwood Cemetery—Sur- vived by Widow. Funeral services were conducted this afternoon for George Baxter Turner, who died unexpectedly last Saturday at his home, 900 B street southwest. In- terment was in Glenwood Cemetery, on an application for a new trial for | under Masonic auspices. ‘Mr. Turner was prominent in local Masonic circles, being a past master of La Fayette Lodge, No. 19, #nd a past | high priest of Mount Pleasant Chapter, No. 13, R. A. M. He was a regular at- tendant at the sessions of both organi- zations. Mr. Turner until a few years ago was a taxidermist and was busily engaged at |the United States National Museum. It is understood he had a large part in the mounting of the animals secured by the Rooscvelt expedition through Af- rica. His widow, Mrs. Marion H. Tur- ner, survives him. The final rites at ousy. The charge of murdering Miss Samuelson has been held in abeyance pending the outcome of the Le Ro case. the grave were conducted by La Fayette Lodge. USE OF ACTIVATE By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md,, February 23— Use of new form of treatment of taste and odor in the water supplied the metropolitan _ district of Montgomery and Prince Gm Counties has been inaugurated wit the past few weeks, Robert Morse, chief engineer of the Suburban Sanitary Com- Wi mot a single taste complaint has been received by the n_since the system was “Mr. Morse stated. The few complaints that have been re- celved have been traceable direc’ly to “dead ends” that need flushing, 1 - sald. water was prechlori- nated and treated with ammonia, a system satisfactory except that it failed to control 4 few tastes and odors. The . D CARBON ENDS ‘“WATER PROTESTS IN NEARBY AREA Supply in Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties Treated Under New Method. new system seems to remove all un- pleasant tastes and objectionable odors, the enginesr claims. The activated carbon, in powder form, is placed in the raw water before it goes into the coagulating basin at both the commission’s plants. It could be used just before the water goes into the filters, but the former system has proved - more satisfactory, Mr. Morse The use of activated carbon was in- | augurated about a year ago and is con- stantly becoming more widespread. It was inaugurated this week at Baltimore, according to Mr. Morse. About six weeks ago Richmond began using it |after considerable taste trouble, | that city™reports success. ‘The carbon is also used in the met- litan area of New Jersey, at Nor- folk and Newport br;;w-. Pa. and in & number of nities. IPRIVATE SHIP LINES | FIGHT U.S. SERVICE Move Under Way to Slash! Army-Navy Transport Appropriations. A determined move is being made in the Appropriations Committee of the | House to eliminate the Army and Navy | I transport services and have these two | military branches give their transporta- | tion to American ship lines which a) suffering acutely from lack of busines This objective would be achieved the cutting of appropriations in the| Army and the Navy appropriation bills | for the operation of these services in times of peace. The move is being | sponsored by shipping interests fighting for a living after buying lines and ves- sels from the United States Shipping Board. It is asserted that the Government is in direct competition with the pri- vately owned merchant marine which it attempted to set up and that the services operated by the Army and the Navy are extravagantly run for the benefit of the officer personnel. The Panama Steamship Line, operated by the Panama Railroad, is also subject to attack. Barnes Leads Fight. The fight against the Government transport services is being led by James E. Barnes as the representative of ship- building companies and the privately operated merchant marine. He has fur- nished a vast amount of data to the committez and te Representative Will R. Wood of Indiana, ranking Republican member of the committee and for many years its chairman. Mr. Wood believes economy, efficiency and justice demand that these Government {Tansport units be closed down and necessary transpor- tation turned over to government-fos- tered private lines. The War and Navy-Departments are fighting vallantly for their respective services and there is support from patri- otic sources, which believe the mainte- nance of a transport service is necessary for the training of personnel for possi- ble war service. Opponents counter with the statement that when the United States entered the World War the Army and Navy had nine trans- ports. Only one of them went to Eu- Tape, they say. Representative Wood said hundreds of ships purchased from the Govern- ment are tied up &t their docks for lack of business, while Army and Navy transport lines ply their routes regular- ly laden with freight carried at below cost rates and passengers junketing at ‘the expense of the Government. The Government’s Panama line, operating out of New York, carried 163,000 tons of freight last year, 102,000 tons of this amount being “sfrictly private freight. 400 Ships Rotting, He Says. “Meanwhile nearly 400 privately own- ed American ships lie Totting in port without passengers and without frelght,” said Mr, Wood. “These ships totaled 1,635000 tons on January 1. Fifty-five' of them are tied up on the Pacific Coast and the rest along. the Atlantic Seaboard. In addition to this sorry collection of idle shipping, the United States Shipping Board has 227 ships out of use with a total tonnage of 1,365,000. “Under the present system of oper- ating the Panama Railroad Steamship | Co., the great Mississippi Valley is practically barred from doing business with the Panama Canal Commission. The Army transport service is only op- erated out of the ports of New York and San Francisco, and in_order to Jjustify their operation they ship troops and supplies going to Panama Canal or other stations from San Antonio, {'New, Orleans, Atlanta, St. Louis, Co- lumbus, Chicago, Baltimore, Philadel- phia and Portland, Me., to New York. “The records show that most of their troops on the East Coast come from San Antonio and Fort Benning, Ga. On the West Coast they ship from St. Paul to Seattle, then to San Francisco and from El Paso to Los Angeles, and then to San Francisco in order to load a transport. ‘West Coast Records, “The records on the West Coast show that two-thirds of their cargo originates in the vicinity of Seattle, Portland and San Francisco.” Resolutions condemning the military transport services have been passed by the Mississippi Valley Association, the Midwest Foreign Trade Association, the National Rivers and Harbors Con- gress and the San Francisco, Seattle and numerous other Chambers of Com- merce. They condemn Government transport services because they say they do not, give all sections of the country a fair chance in bidding for the many millions of dollars of Government busi- ness in supplies for military outposts. (Copyright, 1932 —_———— CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Colonial party, Church of the Cov- enant, 8 p.m. Current events lecture, Women's City { Club, 736 Jackson place, 4:45 p.m. Meeting, Georgia Avenue Business Men's Association, 3730 Georgia ave- nue, 8:30 p.m. Meeting, Logan-Thomas Circle Citi- zens' Assoclation Northminster Pres- byterian Church, Rhode Island avenue and Elevents street, 8 pm. Caommittee meeting; Ancient Order of Hibernians, Mayflower Hotel, 8 p.m, Meeting and dance, Pennsylvania State Society, Willard Hotel, 8:30 p.m. Meeting, German Beneficial Union, No. 160, Hamilton Hotel, 7:30 p.m. Meeting, Southeast Washington Citi- zens' Association, Buchanan School, Thirteenth and D streets southeast, pm, FUTURE. Luncheon, Optimist Club, Hamilton Hotel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Meeting, Associated Charities, Willard Hotel, tomorrow, 9 a.m. Meeting, Executive Board, American Women's Legion, Willard Hotel, tomor- | row, 11 a.m. Meeting, Ellis Island Committee, Dis- trict D. A. ‘Willard Hotel, tomorrow, | 11 am. Luncheon, D. C. Bankers' Assoclation, willard Hotel, tomorrow, 12:45 p.m. Luncheon, Rotary Club, Willard Hotel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Association of Adminis- trative Women, Willard Hotel, tomor- row, 1:30 p.m. Luncheon, Lions Club, Mayflower Hotel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Exchange Club, Carlton Hotel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Bicentennial rally, Daughters of Amer- ica and Junior Order of United Ameri- can Mechanics, Northeast Masonic Temple, Eighth and F streets northeast, tomorrow, 8:30 p.m. Card party, Acacla Chapter, O. E. 8., 60 M street northeast, tomorrow, 8 p.m. Five hundred and bingo. Benefit card party, P. K. Club, 1402 Massachusetts avenue southeast, tomor- row, 8:30 p.m. Senator Harris Better. Senator Harris of Georgia, who is in Georgetown Hospital, passed a comfort- able night, and was described today as well. He underwent a pre- 4 operation Sunday for s ¥idney DAY, FE Boy Bandit, 9, Sells Gun to Victim for Quarter in Hold-up By the Associated Press. LONG BRANCH, N. J. Feb- ruary 23 —William O'Brien told police yesterday of how he prob- ably saved his life by paying & quarter to a small boy who had valued it at only a nickel. While watching a fire a boy about 9 years old pushed through the crowd and poked a revolver in his ribs, O'Brien said. “Gimme a nickel or I'll shoot,” the boy told him. “I'll give you a quarter for the gun,” O'Brien replied. The bargain was accepted and the boy disappeared. Upon ex- amining the revolver O'Brien found it was fully loaded. He turned it over to police. 18 RAILROADS JOIN IN DRIVE FOR J0B War Against Depression Grows as 8,324 More Are Given Employment. By the Associated P: NEW YORK, February 23.—Eighteen powerful allles answered the “war against depression” battle cry yester- day when presidents of that many rail- roads agreed to assign one official each to aid in the drive to put 1,000,000 per- sons back to work. Directors of the campaign, which is being waged under the leadership of four national organizations, .aid the help of the rallroads would “have a tre- mendous effect on the speeding up of ihe employment drive." The placing of 8324 more wage- carners back in jobs was reported in to- day’s dispatches to headquarters. This brings the total for the first seven days of the drive to 68,960. Today’s reports were from 136 communities in 36 States. ‘Wisconsin Still in Lead. Wisconsin continued to lead in the grand total to date, with 9,937 placed back on pay rolls. Illinois was second, with 8,254; Minnesota, third, with 7~ 374, and New York, fourth, with 7.225. The daily high total came from Min- nesota, where jobs were found in eight communities for 1,239 persons. Four- teen communities in Pennsylvania re- ported jobs for 341 persons. The 18 railroads which have joined in the campaign are: Pnnsylvania, Southern Railway, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. Illinois Central, Chesapeake & Ohio, Pere Marquette, Missouri Pacific, New York Central, Norfolk & Western, Southern Pacific, St. Louis & San Prancisco. Boston & Maine, Louisville & Nashville, New York, New Haven & _Hartford, Chi- cago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific, the Erfe and Chicago & Northwestern. Reports From States. Some reports on the number of un- employed men placed in positions dur- ing the 48 hours ended at noon yes- torday (figures in parentheses give the total for the State since the campaign started) foilow: Wisconsin (9,937): Superior, 577; 2 Fond du Lac, 56; South : River Falls, 31; Wiscon- sin Rapids, 80; Sparta, 16; Monroe, 10; Genoa, 15; Campbelisport, 2; Mon- tello, 2. Illinois (8,254): Vandalia, 48; Chi- cago, 32; Athens, 9; Kirkland, 3. Minnesota (1,374): Minneapolis, 1,109; Tacomite, 65; Waterville, 28; Brooten, 11; Crookston, 17; Wadena, 5; Excelsior, 4. . Pennsylvania (5,804): Coatesville, 115; Bloosburg, 72; Johnstown, 62; Erie, 25; Williamsport, 25; Reading, 12: Mount Joy, 10; Norristown, 5; Belle Vern, 4; Glenoldson, 5; Ford City, 3; York, 1; McKeesport, 1; Philadelphia, 1 Indiana (4,891): Indianapolis, 310; Montpeller. 4 Ohio (3,708): Cincinnati, 692; Ash- tabula, 106; Saint Clairsville, 67; Con- neaut, 60; Van Wort, 38; Bryan, 34; Ravenna, 25; Ambherst, 12; Springfield. 5; Pioneer, 2; Middleport, 1. Washingtor. (1,952): Tacoma, Pierce County, 297. Edmonds, 23. West Virginia (1,911): Shinnston, 30 Michigan (1,399): Detroit, 199; Te- cumseh, 2; ndott, 2. California (1,391): Turlock, Glendale, 83; Belmont, 83; Taft, Beverly Hills, 72; Del Ray, 65; Angeles, 23. Towa (1,190): Burlington, 115. Colorado (860): Loveland, 25; Lamar, 22; Denver, 11; Cralg, 10; Steamboat Spring, 5; Brush, 3. Kansas (677): Protection, 8. Maryland (224): Cambridge, 6. Texas (218): Dayton, 23; Paducah, 14; Edinburg, 14; Weslaco, 12. Kentucky (139): Owensboro, 90; Pa- ducah, 5. Oklahoma (184): Granfield, 2. North Dakota (36): Bowman, T. Designs in Light. The photographic portrait artist re- qiures a background for his pictures and recently the idea of making a back- ground by the use of electric lights has ‘become popular. The rays from a lamp are projected onto the plain background through a loosely arranged piece of foliage and the effects are often very beautiful. Decorators have taken up this idea and shades are being arranged over electric lights which throw a pretty design upon the wall or ceiling in light and shac PI000000000000000000004 * ess. 773; 145; 71 Los STAMP COLLECTIONS AUTOGRAPHED LETTERS BOUGHT AND SOLD HOBBY SHOP 743 14th St. N.W. DI. 1272 200000000009000000066000- EGSCHAFERCO Pierce-Butler-Pierce Heating Equipment on Display Here 4100 Georgia Ave. AD-0145 Roof Paint & a 3'," Brush. . 990 Spring showers bring May flowers and they also bring a host of repair bills unless your roof is well protected by a fresh coat of paint. Take advantage now of our special combination offer of one gallon of quality roof or barn paint (In brown only) and & 3!2" brush—all for 99c. * * * * i Vose000000 A Gallon of Only One Brush to a Customer WALTER MORGAN Company, Inc. Paints—Art—Sign Supplies 421 10th St. N.w.". Nat. 7889 BRUARY 23, 19%2. 50000 AUTOS USE NEW BOULEVARD Many Traffic Tie-ups Occur When Memorial Highway Is Closed for Time. Traffic tie-ups on the routes to and from Alexandria, Va., were frequent yesterday, the United States Park Po- lice estimating 50,000 automobiles util- ized the Mount Vernon Memorial High- way, which provided the most ac- cessible route. Due to the presence of President Hoover and members of the National and District Bicentennial necessity for their using the Mount Vernon Highway, t about 4 pm. This meant Washing- rom, B Five Handsome Shades of Gray Tan and Heather Commissions in Alexandria and the | hat _thoroughfare | was closed to the public from noon to | said, there was not a single serious a: topians and other visitors had to find other roads Alexandria, ~utilizing country back roads to the historic city, to avoid the crowded main hways. Many were late for the le, which was slated to start at 2:15 o'clock, be- cause of congested traffic. After the | parade, about 4 o'clock, the Memorial Highway was again opened to the pub- lic, after the presidential party had traversed it. The route of the para lay along Washington street, in Ale | andria, which is the line of the M | morial’ Highway, blocking that thor- | oughfare for public use. | Mud Halts Parking. Heavy mud at Mount Vernon, due| | to recent heavy rains, militated against | the use of parking places set apart | there. Cars became mired, and this| | added to the problems of the police and | | soldiers supervising the traffic. For a | | time police permitted parking on the | | Gum Springs road connection, but mo- | torists were kept moving as rapidly as | | possible. | |~ capt. of Police John S. Arnold of | Alexandria estimated 100,000 visitors flocked to the historic elty and that there were some 35,000 ears parked in | the city limits. Despite this influx, he | cident. . The only one on the police GENUINE books occurred at King and Washing~ ton streets before the parade. Miss Marian Duvall, 15, of 711 Wolfe street was struck by an automobile driven by A!&:fl Brown of 820 lsm.h street south- east , police , The girl was treated !on NB:MM'I;M leg at the Alexandria N 100 Policemen Busy, After the parade it took the combined efforts of about 100 trafic policemen, stationed at practically every intersec- tion, to get traffic moving with any- thing resembling regularity. Washingtonians motoring to Alexan- dria in the midafternoon could not re- turn home until after dark, as every possible route between the two cities was blocked with cars. Capt. Ray C. Montgomery, U. 8. A, superintendent of the United States Park Police, who had general direction of traffic over the Memorial Highway, said there were no serious accidents. Town Gets Natural Gas. 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